The offence of murder could soon attract more stringent penalties as the Government prepares to take legislation to Parliament in a matter of weeks to increase the minimum sentencing for the heinous crime to 30 years. Prime Minister Andrew Holness.....

Arguing that he took an oath in Parliament to defend the Constitution of Jamaica, Opposition Leader Mark Golding said that he could not support an extension of the current states of emergency (SOEs) imposed a week ago. Debating the extension for...

Cabinet has approved the award of a contract to Phoenix Partnership (Leeds) Ltd for the implementation of the second stage of the Electronic Health Records Systems to the tune of $780 million. The system is expected to give parishwide access to...

When life took a turn for the worse for businessman Dr Dhiru Tanna in Uganda 48 years ago, Dr Marshall Hall encouraged him to visit Jamaica. To this date, Tanna has not regretted making that move, as Hall, described as a”true friend”, ensured a ...

Members of the joint select committee reviewing Jamaica’s whistleblower legislation are mulling a six-year period for reporting victimisation or occupational detriment following a disclosure. “Where an employee suffers occupational detriment at...

Education Minister Fayval Williams has pledged to improve the transition of new school boards to avoid bureaucratic hurdles that slow the disbursement of funds and disrupt operations. Williams contends that what ought to be a two- to three-week...

In the wake of Monday’s controversial fatal shooting of a 24-year-old in central Kingston by a Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) soldier, a former army chief has knocked the Government’s imposition of states of emergency (SOEs) as a crime-fighting...

WESTERN BUREAU: RELATIVES OF of Tavoy Cummings, the five-year-old boy who was shot and killed Sunday at a funeral in John’s Hall, St James, said his parents were warned not to attend the event. The boy’s grandfather, John Sterling, said that he ...

The Government has received an unsolicited bid from a prominent Jamaican developer to construct a $30-billion prison on 300 acres of land in Hartlands, St Catherine, a well-placed Gleaner source has disclosed. The proposed prison would be built on.....

WESTERN BUREAU: Ahead of Tuesday’s anticipated deliberation of a resolution to extend the current states of emergency (SOEs) in sections of the island, Opposition Leader Mark Golding has accused the ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) of over-relyin...

CEO of Seprod Group, Richard Pandohie, has urged Trinidadian companies on a trade mission to Jamaica to look beyond the traditional business paradigm of hunting new markets for goods and services. He has encouraged a different approach: growing...

Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) General Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister Dr Horace Chang has said he does not believe that embattled State Minister J.C. Hutchinson should again be sanctioned for fresh allegations of conflict of interest and nepotism.....

With fears that local productivity could fall, the 2022 FIFA World Cup presents a dilemma for bosses torn between allowing staff to enjoy what is dubbed the greatest show on Earth or impose strict measures to tune it out and continue with business....

Edson Jones, a Jamaican native who emigrated to the England 18 years ago, has not shied away from supporting his homeland in football and other sports. Jones, who has backed Argentina in a number FIFA World Cup stagings since the 1970s, said,...

A Petrojam finance executive testified on Monday that former General Manager Floyd Grindley had instructed him to effect payments to the contractors for donation projects, but he refused as this would have breached board policy. During his...

Two men died on Sunday night after a Discovery Bauxite Partners locomotive they were travelling on derailed in Retreat, a community roughly two miles west of Brown’s Town in St Ann. The deceased have been identified as Orlando Brown, of an Orange....

The Government is now engaged in talks with Washington to target Jamaican dons in the United States who wield resources and influence to direct murders and crimes back home. Addressing supporters at the 79th annual conference of the Jamaica...

Robert Montague, chairman of the ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), is batting for law-abiding Jamaicans to be allowed visa-free entry to the country’s major trading partners such as the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Montague, wh...

While the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) has wooed growing support from youthful electors, crime and violence top the list of issues they believe need to be urgently addressed by the ruling party. Several young party faithful, including many first-...

Christopher Green had already acquired a 70-inch flat-screen television as he prepared to accommodate football fans and tap the bubbling interest in the 2022 FIFA World Cup. He has operated along Lyndhurst Road for many years, but this is the...